Ageless Adventures: Claudia and Pat’s Excellent Journey Cycling Through Quebec’s Eastern Townships
2 min readWhen two adventurous women cycle through Quebec, they prove that joy has no age limit — and that the ride matters more than the speed.
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We charged our bike batteries every night in our hotel rooms. The batteries took about 4-5 hours to return to a full 100% charge and were simple to reinstall each morning before departing back on the road. Keep in mind that e-bike batteries will go through power at varying rates depending on the e-boost level selected by the rider.
The joys of cycling through the Eastern Townships during the fall colour show are particularly wonderful. The changing palette of yellow, orange and vivid reds of the maple and birch trees are a spectacular natural phenomenon. Seeing them up close on two wheels is a trip to savour and remember.
If you go to Quebec’s Eastern Townships
Where: Southern Quebec. The largest nearby international airport is in Montreal, about a 30-minute drive from downtown Montreal. Coming from Toronto, the drive is about six hours. Consider taking the train to Montreal!
Where to stay: Plan ahead, as the Eastern Townships can be busy during the fall months. There are many accommodations to choose from, including cottages, country inns, independent hotels like Quebec’s own stylish Le Germain Hotels and bed and breakfasts. Along the route, these accommodations can be found in Montreal, Brossard, Chambly, Granby, Bromont, Orford, Magog and Sherbrooke. For more information, click here.
Cycling routes: Suggested routes and maps can be found on the website here. You can also download the route on your smartphone with the Ride with GPS app.
Disclaimer: Our talented writers are often invited by tourism boards and travel companies to experience places like this firsthand so that they can share them with you. As a guest of Tourism Montreal, Montéregie Tourism and Tourism Eastern Townships, Claudia Laroye and Pat Le were not compensated for their time spent researching, planning and writing this feature, nor was JourneyWoman for publishing it. In addition, the host organizations did not review this article before it was published, a practice that allows the writer to express her perspective with integrity and candor.
